Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-04-02
HOUSE BILL 620 AS IT WAS AFTER
AMENDMENT AND WHEN II
FAILED TO PASS THE
HOUSE.

ON RAILROADS IN THIS STATE, AMI
TO PUNISH THE SAME, AND no PRES
CRIBE A MODE OF PROCEDURE AND
RULES OF EVIDENCE IN RELATION
TnKRETo, AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS
S33, S34 AND S42 OF THE REVISED
STATUTES OF MISSOURI, 1879.
Be 1t enacted by the General assembly
of the State Of Missouri, as totlowS:-
Section /. If any railroad corpora
ton organized OF doing business in this
state, under any act OF incorporation
or general law of this state now III
force, or which may hereafter be
enacted, or any railroad corporation
organized, or which may hereafter be
organized under the laws OF any other
state, and doing business in this state.
shall charge, collect, demand or re-
ceive more than fair and reasonable
rate OF toll or compensation for the
transportation of freight OF any des-
cription, or tor the use and Transports
ton of any railroad car upon its track,
or any of the branches thereof, or upon
any railroad within this state, which II
has the right, license or permission to
use, operate or control, the same shall
be deemed guilty of extortion, and
upon conviction thereof shall be liable
to. the forfeitures and penalties herein
AFTER provided.
Sec. 2. II any suoh railroad corpor-
alton aforesaid shall make any unjust
discrimination in its rates or charges
of toll or compensation for the trans
portation of freight of any description
or for the use and transportation ol
anv railroad car upon its said road, OF
upon anv of the branches thereof, OF
upon any railroad connected Herewith
which it has the right, license or per
mission to operate, control or use with
in this state, the same shall be deemet
guilty of having violated the provision
of this act, and upon conviction thereo
shall be liable to the forfeitures ant
penalties hereinafter provided.
Sec. 8. If any such railroad oorpor
alton shall charge, collect, demand o
receive for the transportation OF an
freight of any description upon 1t
railroad for any distance within thl
state, a greater amount OF toll or com
pensation than is at the same tim
charged, collected, demanded or 1T
ceived for the transportation OF an
like quantity of freight of the sam
class, over a greater distance of th
same railroad, or if it shall charg'
collect, demand or receive from an
person or persons higher or create
amount of toll or compensation tina
it shall at the same time charge, co
lect, demand or receive from any otht
re1son or persons for receivin ,,handlir
or delivering freight OF the same cla
and like quantity at the same point upt
its railroad Or it it shall charge, co
:. lect, demand Or receive from any Pc
son or persons for the trausportatiC
of any freight upon its railroad high
or greater rate of toll or compensatIt
than it shall at the same time char:
collect, demand or receive from al
other person OF persons for transport
ton of the like quantity OF freight
the same class over equal distances
tho same railroad; or ii it shall eharg
collect, demand or receive from al
person or persons for the use al
transportation of any railroad car
cars upon its railroad Tor any distane
a greater amount of toll or compens
ton than is at the same time charge
collected, demanded or received fro
any other person or persons
the use and transportation of a.
railroad car of the same class
number for a like purpose, bel
Transported over greater distance
the same railroad; or if it shall chars
collect, demand or receive from a
person or persons for the use a
transportation of any railroad car
s1rl,n
greater rate OF toll or compensati
r.. than it shall at the same time chart
collect, demand or receive from a
M other person or persons for the use
. transportation of any railroad car
cars of the same class or number fol
like purpose, over an equal distance
the same railroad; or it it shall char
collect, demand or receive more
transporting single ear of freis
than 1t at the same time charges, c
lects, demands or receives per car
several cars of like class of trei!
over the same railroad for the sa
distance; all such discriminating rat
charges, collections or receipts, whe
or made directly or by means OF
rebate, drawback, or ether shift
evasion, shall be deemed and tai
against such railroad corporation
Il prima facie evidence of the unjust
II orinination prohibited by the pro-
- ions of this act; and it shall not
deemed a sufficient excuse or justin
ton of such Determinations on
part of such railroad corporation I
the railway station or point ut VIII
Sc. it shall charge, collect, demand or
, of ceive less rates of toll or compensat
for the TRANSFORMATION OF SnCh frelg
!. or for the use and transportation
zs such railroad car the greater dlsta
than for the shorter distance, L
+ railway station or point al which III
exists competition with any OF
railroad or means OF trahsp0rtatl
This section shall not be construed
as to exclude other evidence tend
to show any unjust discrimination
freight rates, nor as authorizing
railroad corporation within the tel
of this act to charge, demand, col
or receive as great compensation iC
shorter as for longer distance.
provisions of this section shall ext
- and apply t. any railroad, the branc
thereof, and any road or roads wi
any railroad corporation has the II.
license or permission to use, Ope
ned or control, wholly or in part, vii
ltt's this state: PrOUlded, that nothing {
fast tanned in this section snail app!
5 of interstate commerce, nor shall Il
thing in this act apply to the carrii
we storage or handling OF property ire
at reduced rates for the United Sta
for the state of Missouri, or for
municipal or charitable purpose, o
=. or from fairs and exDo.itions for
IA hibition thereat.
ii, Sec. 4. The railroad commission
~ are hereby directed to make for eac
'"'" the railroad corporations doing b
ans: ness in this state. as soon as practic
schedule of reasonable maxim
In. rates of charges for the transporta
cry; of freights and cars on each OF
A'i railroads; said schedule shall incl
AIRY rates of charges tor frei9hts and
"a transported over connecting lines
los that the rate shall be continuous f
quafy iy the point Of shipment to the pOin
a and nd destination, and shall not be gre
Mo. than for like distance over eithe
such connecting lines: PrOridcd,
49, il schedules may make due al